Wax-extracting apparatus.



KDPKE. WAX BXTRAGTING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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ERNST Kb PKE, 0F HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

.1 AX-EXTRAOTING APPARATUS.

.the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to apparatus for extracting wax, whereby the wax isseparated from the dirt and slumgum; and has for its object an apparatusof this character which shall be simple and inexpensive in constructionand eflicient in operation.

A further object is to produce such an apparatus which shall beparticularly adapted to receive a number of frames, from which thehoneycombs have been cut, and to recover the wax remaining on saidframes.

A further object is to produce a simple and efficient apparatus whichshall separate the wax from the slumgum laced in one compartment anddeposit tie wax in another and cooler compartment where it is notexposed to a temperature much higher than lts melting point.

My invention contemplates an open container, a partition partiallydividing it into two communicating com artments, a recelptacle adaptedto fit loose y inside one of t e compartments, said receptacle having ahood shaped top rovided with an approximately horizonta spout overlaping said partition, and also provided wit a short vertical vent pipe,means for removably securing a screen bottom to said receptacle, aremovable screen adapted to fit the inside of the-- receptacle under itshood top, a removable wire screen cage, means for removably holding thereceptacle in place, and means for withdrawing the wax from the othercompartment. The space in the receptacle between the upper and bottomscreens contains the frames, from which the wax is to be removed, andthe cage which is placed in the center of said fran1es; the spacebetween the frames and cage being packed with slumgum. Vl hen thereceptacle has been thus filled and its screen bottom secured, it isplaced in the compartment and fastened to prevent displacement. Thecontainer isplaced upon a stove and is then Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

. Application filed May 13, 1909. Serial No. 495,637.

filled with water about up to the level of the s out. t e wax andcarries it upward through the screen into the hood top, and through thespout, discharging the wax into the other compartment, from which it isskimmed if cool or drawn off through a cock if sufficiently hot to runthrough the cock. Dirt is prevented by the upper screen from enteringthe hood top, and is therefoip not carried over through the spout. Thecooler water in the wax-receiving compartment passes under (or throughholes in the lower portion of) the partition and replaces the water inbottom of the larger compartment, the receptacle and the cage, acirculation being thus effected. The cage insures that a body of water,from which dirt is excluded, is'always maintained in the center of theframes and slurngum, and in the hottest position in the container. Theproper height of water can be easily regulated, by adding cold wa ter tothat in the wax-receiving compartment if too low, or by withdrawingwater through a cock if too high. The vertical vent pipe allows thewater under the hood top to boil without as much being blown The waterbecoming heated, melts over through the spout, as would otherwise bethecase. In order to facilitate the separation of the globules of wax fromthe slumgum, air may be applied through a pipe un der the screen bottomof the receptacle. The operation is carried on until no more wax iscarried over through the spout, as can be readily observed, whereuponthe recep;

tacle is removed. After cleaning the apparatus and recharging thereceptacle, the operationis repeated. To save time, a dup catereceptacle may be employed.

.The invention is particularly applicable for operation upon an ordinarystove, in places where the quantity of wax to be re covered iscomparatively small. It is also applicable for operation on a larerscale where large amounts of wax are to e recovered, in which case theapparatus may be heated by steam in coils under the container or in anyother suitable manner. The apparatus may also be employed with equalsuccess for rendering talloW from suet, or for any renderable substanceswhich are lighterthan water.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan viewrepresenting-one form of wax extracting apparatus embodying my inthe top1" 0 the contamer 1.

vention; Fig. 2 represents a sectional eleva tion on the'line AB of Fig.1; and F ig. 3 represents a sectional elevation on the ine O-D of Fig.2.

Referring to the drawings the container 1,

- preferably of metal and of the shape shown,

' side of the compartment 3, has a hood compartment;

shaped top 7. The projections or feet 8 rest upon the bottom of thecontainer 1. A short vertical vent hood top 7. An approximatelyhorizontal, or sli htly inclined upward, spout 10 projects Irom the hoodtop 7 and overlaps the top 2 of the partition 2 when the receptacle is1n place. Flat springs 11, attached to the 'hood top 7, are providedwith holes 11" adapted to receive the pins 12 in the sides of thecontainer 1 above the compartment 3, for removably holding thereceptacle in said The hood top 7 may be provided with handles 13, forwithdrawing the receptacle 6 from the compartment 3. The wire screenframe 14, held inside the lower end G of the receptacle b the catches15, constitutes the removable ottom of the receptacle. The screen 16,made of one or more thicknesses 'of woven wire cloth or sheet metal withfine perforations, fits inside of the receptacle 6, under the hood top 7and above the frames 5. The basket or cage 17,

pipe 9 1s provided in the with holes 19, under the screen 14 which-forms the bottom of the receptacle 6. The

cock 20 is for withdrawing hot wax or water from the compartment 4, andthe cook 21 is for withdra'wm' water from the compartment 3. HandIes 2223 may be attached to the container 1. The hood top 7 may be madedetachable if desired.

1. A wax extracting apparatus, comprising an open container, a partitiondividing it into two compartments, a receptacle for the material to berendered having a hood shaped top provided with a spout overlappin -saidpartition, and a screen between sai hood top and the material to berendered.

2. A wax extracting apparatus, comprising an open container with twocommunicating compartments, a receptacle in one of said compartments andprovided with a vent pipe and a spout, a screen in said receptacle be owthe spout, a cage below said screen, and means for removably securingsaid receptacle in place.

3. A wax extractingapparatus, comprising a container with twocommunicating compartments, a receptacle provided with a screen bottom,a hood top having a vent pipe and a spout, means for holding saidreceptacle in one compartment, and a screen in said receptacle undersaid hood top.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ERNST KOPKIE. Witnesses:

ROBT. J. PRATT, P. H. BURNETTE.

